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Emergency Care Journal

Page Press Publications · Italy · Est. 2005

ISSN2282-2054

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3 · Scopus CiteScore 0.3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.167

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

0.3

Total Worksi

777

Total Citationsi

832

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.27

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Emergency Care Journal is the official Journal of the Academy of Emergency Medicine and Care (AcEMC). The journal is an international, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to improve the quality of care by publishing contributions on acute medical care and related medical specialties. The journal welcomes submissions from international contributors and researchers of all specialties involved in acute medical conditions. Emergency Care Journal publishes Original Articles, Review Articles, Opinion Reports, Case Reports, Images in Emergency, Letters to the Editors, Commentaries, Book Reviews, Editorials and other educational information related to the practice, teaching, and environment of emergency medicine. In addition to general topics, ECJ also publishes articles on out-of-hospital emergency medical services, pediatric emergency medicine, injury and disease prevention, health policy and ethics, disaster management, toxicology, and related topics. Although most of published research is clinical, there is also strong interest for basic science research pertinent to emergency medicine, thus including all clinical, diagnostics and therapeutic areas of medicine involved in the emergency care management.

General Information

Country / RegionItaly

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

Annual Volume~ 66 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications777

Publisher OrgPAGEPress (Italy)

OA Since2004

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPKP PNPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Page Press Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2282-2054

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, PKP PN, Portico

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

2020

107

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Emergency Medical ServicesQ3

Emergency MedicineQ4

Emergency NursingQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Emergency Medicine

Scopus Categories

Emergency Medical ServicesEmergency NursingEmergency Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Emergency and Acute Care StudiesCardiac Arrest and ResuscitationTrauma and Emergency Care StudiesRespiratory Support and MechanismsUltrasound in Clinical ApplicationsSepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentDisaster Response and ManagementPoisoning and overdose treatmentsAirway Management and Intubation TechniquesAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes

Frequently asked questions about Emergency Care Journal

Is Emergency Care Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Emergency Care Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Emergency Care Journal?

Emergency Care Journal is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 0.3.

Is Emergency Care Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Emergency Care Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Emergency Care Journal?

How much does it cost to publish in Emergency Care Journal?

Emergency Care Journal is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.